DecemBeER 20, 1919.] 
L. purpurata (12), 
Яну» пег11 (2). 
illaria leptosepala (1) 
ж 6i 
L. Schilleriana (1), Lycaste 
0: cordatum (1), 
TERRY spe 
ci 
um „12 aa 
m.. grandiflo ru {0 
Deere i [?,laeve. i (1, ( 
E Dil nianu (8), O. p 
(1), O: sphacelatum (1), O. одов (Д 
Phaius Wallic hii ( 
9. P. grandiflora (12), 
intern riii Portei NS 
P. Lueddem 
atum majus 
(25 Phalaenopsis. amabi l i 
E, Tiemann aurea ( 
nniana f? 
nniana su Schilleriana 
(8), PEU argent таа 
Saccolabium Blumei (1), 8. К (3), 
S. guttatum (3), S.  praemorsu (15728: 
retusum (3). 
Trichopilia crispa (2), Т. tortilis (1). 
Uropedium Linden | ion 
Minds insignis (5), V vis (6), V. teres (1), 
V. trico ) WT 
olor ( 5. у. Жр ‘pera (2). 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ASION. 
A First-class Certificate was given to this 
fine ошоо еш when shown by W. В. 
Faszy, Esq., at the meeting of the Royal i 
а Society on the 2nd inst., апа по 
Award of Merit, as stated on p. 293. 
THE PAMPAS GRASS. 
silvery appearance of lumes, while at the 
fame time affording slig tion e 
plants from winds; bu ided the situation 
not too much exposed, the bac “San is 
Ja 
n 
thrive in 
rm of 
AE 
2. 
I 
M^ 
wheth 
G. argentiu coul ot satisfy mysel 
às to the distinguishing features of the variety 
jubatum, феса I do not know where t 
find them. Perhaps some r will 
oblige with information on int. Two 
ther much larger clumps of Grass here 
do not produce fine, rich looking plumes 
pe this alo 
ient to PE for its superiority ? C. 
ES Ampthill. Park Gardens, Ampthill. 
WE CORRESPONDENCE. 
ot hold th Jor the 
sed by correspo onden нти 
in your journal, conce: 
Some eight years since I had a plant under m 
charge whic ars identical, nam 
Clematis orientalis var. gutica. In additi 
Xs florife ess a ing feature of 
this plant was the large number of silvery-grey 
bunches of feathery seeds, whic ere very 
effective against brick wall during sunny 
weather nsidering the large 
tried ‘several’ firms suc’ J 
M apes in U ineries (see 
т. Жаш Hudson is such a woli Known grower 
he. says 
the Жану 
PE d. E УА; 
of еда" по, corroborat 
9! gardeners аге н 
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CHRONICLE. 
315 
inclined to be dubious, I may say that in 
more eam ты 'of the кир = cat 
Мт. п has affirmed сап don 
thoroughly сарана 
step. further ttd RUM 
racione I will ack в 
бустан, a fruiterer 
in Bath, lived i ys evonshire 
Buildings, aps vin ad which 1 
attended at ihervale: to manipulate on growths 
and thin the. fruit bre ief УК кет 
toppin g, е 
this, rapes had been vag to ripen earl 
he house, a lea -to, ithern 
& hinged board running the entire 
ipe for Ab ventilation. This was kept 
closed till the middle of April, when it was 
Fra. 148.—PAMPAS GRASS: 
opened about iwo жк hes, and a month later, 
a little wider. Final 
ho os 
orizontal position, and it has remained so 
ave since. There are five vines, three of Black 
Hamburgh, one of Madresfield Court and one of 
Alicante. The vinery has now chan ged hands 
and the fruit was sold wlioleilo, 2s, or 
Black Hambur gh and Madresfield Сове. which 
the maximum market price here at 
veel ‘Alitainte was rather low I weighed 
Ibs. of the first two ике r sale, and 
estima the nte 20 The cro 
uring the two БЕЛО ner very simila 
—I have seen larger berries, but with that 
ception, never better quality. e had one 
stonin 
there was no cracking. 
quently left а fortnight at a time without anyone 
ng it. The vines have n n dressed in 
any way during the past dide а апа there 
have been no = рев I noticed a suspicion 
x few of the be dr stalks of Alicante 
enterin 
lately, and this fungus will be eradicated. It 
ably came n а vine more than 
three yards away and in a р 0б g garden 
There are several vineries in the neighbourhood, 
hich I d periodically, that have not had 
ire-heat onc 4 the. past eight or. ten 
years, but I did not expect such results as 
m гие; NM i little attention. Where 
unheated. house with 
es, it is 
oh Hamburgh on d other early varieties 
da. possible he 
rate, ‘ore the Mus- 
cats have finished cbr axis the tamper акбота gis, ck 
sibiy ripen, but tur berries would be apt to lack 
the finish we expect to see in the best exhibits. 
Had I an lr n suitable house of Muscat of 
A LARGE-PLUMED FORM. 
Alexandria exclusively, situated in a favourable 
neighbour кл: I should. not be afraid of the 
results unless t t season was ake d un- 
favourable. unches would be the 
stems s placed in bottles and the grapes EH in 
a sels pee before the November fogs and frost. 
I think A.’s theo 
i 
the "оша 
hereby peas "split tin One of 
nee not the sole one, of ‘splitting y ы 
